Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-07-14
A True story in Real Life.
rs LIFE WORTH IlvINaP

as profession, still had more or less
practice among personal friends, suffi-
cient to keep up my interest in 1t.
One day I received visit from an old |
friend, the Captain of 0 coasting steam-
err. He seemed much worried and for |
time made his visit anything but pleas
ant. At last l said to him, Captain,
YOU seem troubled about something, can |
aid you In any way" Il
"Nol'' he replied shortly, "at least
don't think YOU can, and have pretty
good reasons for thinking so y II
l felt hurt for moment, and rather
angrily replied, "well don't have to-
"Of course you don't h, respon ded.
'but 1t is an internal shame, and 1t
makes me mad all through, when think
of the way that have been 5led by o
lot of frauds, that call themselves doc
tors"
Then he continued rapidly, "you know
that boy of MINER" nodded.
"Well, he has been serious tax upon
me for years, not that l begrudge him
anything that he has cost me, but do
curse, every time think of the hundreds
| of, dollars, earned In the hardest manner,
disappearing into the pockets OF men
| who promised much, only to do the
worst kind of damage In the end"
'sNow, have the cheerful prospect
of having an undertaker's bill to pay,
besides losing my 10Y" But" he ad-
ded sayagely, 81 have spent the last
dollar, that ever will for medicine, and,
as he has to die. the quicker, the better" !"
"You have no right to talk in that
way Captain said severely. "As long
as your boy liYes, it IS your duty to do ev@
erything in your power to aid him.
"And haven't II was his response;
"what is the use of your talking, you
know just as much about curing HIM as
the rest Of them; although he added,
believe you have o conscience, the rest
that have had dealings with, don't pan
,, out so well in that respect" II tel
you," he continued, that boy is doom
ed: he will go just like his mother did,
, , and the doctors can write down in theil
! books Of failures, 'One more death from
consumption, a disease we know nothing
about ~
I He rclapsed into moody silence, A
! last l said ''is your boy very low, Cap
d tain?'
: "He can Just crawl around, was hi
: response, and what makes the matte
worse for me, is the pitiful way in whicl
he asks me to try and do something 10
y him. However, he will be here afte
!. awhile, and l want you as friend O
u mine, to tell me to the best OF you
knowledge, how long you think he is 81
ing to last so that can make my calcu
n lations."
n While he was talking, saw the DO
approaching. and just as bc stepped INT
y my office painting and gasplng, from ID
e exertion in walking, said to myself, u
7 grip OF death Is too firmly fastened Q
Y yeu TO be ever shaken oil. AFTER gree
Or ing him, at his fathers request, exam
,r ined him and FOUND IN the conditioii I'M
shall describe. lie had evidently II
erited consumption from ms mothei
bronchial tubes much thickcned, 3
H. much so as TO make the operaton
= breathing extremely diiicult ana painiu
CHEST CAVITY mucn contracted; auscu
tation ana percussion showed eNtehslV
tnDerculous deposits' ana cavities, esp,
III cially In the lett lobe OF the lungs; Dod
much emaciated ana bioodless. In ia'
unless (to my mihul some m,racuiot
2. intervention occurred 70 stay lhe pro-
m ress OF tne disease, the patiehg coulu NJ
90 survive Dut lew weeks. l taikeu
IN cheeriuiiy as cou,o 70 MN, ou. he W.
.i5 100 much depressed, 10 pay much alle'
~ ton 10 anything put ms sulfering
~ Inc iather sent MN 10 res'suIal
near by, ana turning 10 me nc askc'
.oe wen. what ID ,he veruice.
~ lhaq Deeh tn,hklng rapleiy, anu as
.i5 spoke hau mauc up my Mihu W pi
m ceuure' US iegarus .hc goY .iias l uc'S :,
,Ss ,ss ihiheu 10 ioiow out. III ausmer w
aueston, l saiu, Captaln, unlcss ,s SOM ,lii
LAO !hihg ~ aohe ior thae Doy you VIII pu
MN Withn mohtn.
"Meii what cah pe uone he saiu y
cNeuly, do you want W wy ypur manu- ~
experiments 10 you want sohe cl
1 % money 10. are you going " slch
MN W uea., wiz, Io.,cu oou nsoi y, Y
Dnster MS SKIN WIN piasters, urug III
- ana Iusn MN into ms conn ,.,
- noid on, Captmn, Ieplcu,
No. don't want your money, put am goi
.M 70 Try an experiment WIN your peru,
sion; IL IS matter OF duty: ana IN
condition, can DO no harm' II III uocs
> m good.
"How much IS 1t going 10 COST
200 asked. IL don't know, was my rep
$50 whatever 1t 49,, ne reJoined, "
an come out OF your pocket, not min'
g'SS gSS Don't bother yourself about that, 81
s22 l coldly. When the boy returned,
90 seemed more exhausted than when
a An first entered my Office, and as his TAT
ll.& handed him chair, he said to his s
"Del, the doctor here thinks he can